Habitat is pleased to announce that the winner of our 2020 Small Home Hero Award, for their consistent efforts to increase access to home ownership through policy advocacy, building, financing, design and zoning of affordable small homes is:
Backyard ADUs
Learn more about the Small Home Hero Award and our 2020 winner here, and check out the award announcement video below.
We hosted our virtual “Small Homes, Big Movement” event on October 15, 2020. The event featured author Sheri Koones’ presentation, “Living Large in a Small House” and PV Habitat’s presentation on our Big Enough project and recent builds.
If you missed the chance to see the event live, you can check out the event recording below and our FAQ page!
We’re excited to announce that PV Habitat has been chosen as a 2020 winner of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Housing Innovation Awards for our modular project, built in coordination with VEIC and Vermod. As one of three Habitat affiliate winners in the Affordable category, we are thrilled and honored to be a part of the movement for energy-efficient, net-zero ready affordable homes, and hope to continue to see it grow! Special thanks, as always, to our dedicated teams of volunteers who make these builds possible.
Pioneer Valley Habitat’s small home at 1 Garfield Ave has gotten big recognition — an award for Best in Sustainability at the inaugural Habitat House Design Contest in 2020! This house was selected among entries from across the United States for its innovative small footprint design and high energy efficiency. Designed by Jones Whitsett Architects, 1 Garfield was the pilot home in the Big Enough Project and was completed in 2019. Learn more
Our small home forum is a way for PVHH to report on our small home project: our successes, challenges, and lessons learned. It also brings together experts from around Western Mass to talk about what real-world changes they’re making in the Pioneer Valley and beyond as we all take part in a small home revolution. Featuring organizations and individuals involved in building small, with keynote by Sheri Koones, bestselling author of Downsize: Living Large in a Small House! Learn more on our event webpage.
Currently, this event has been postponed due to health concerns around COVID-19. Stay tuned for updates as we reschedule it to a later date!
Curious about the successes and lessons learned from our 2019 Big Enough pilot homes? Want to know more behind-the-scenes info about our project, innovative financing techniques, or finishing out a modular house? Read about all of this and more in the 2020 Big Enough report, available now!
This report would not have been possible without the input of volunteers, interns, project partners, Habitat homeowners, and the help of Habitat staff. We hope the Big Enough Project can continue to influence the discussion around small, affordable, durable, and energy-efficient homes in the Valley and beyond.
Habitat is pleased to announce that the winners of our 2019 Small Home Hero Award for their consistent efforts to increase access to home ownership through policy advocacy, building, financing, design and zoning of affordable small homes are:
The City of Northampton & local Greenfield resident Janet Obermann
Learn more about the Small Home Hero Award and our 2019 winners here.
Thank you to everyone who participated in the 2016 Gingerbread Build!
Thanks to the supporters of the 2016 Pioneer Valley Habitat for Humanity Gingerbread Build!
